CVE-2006-0935 Denial of service in n/a
Remote attackers can crash Microsoft Word 2003 by tricking users into opening a crafted file, causing a denial of service.
- Exploited in the wild
- Not known
- Login needed
- Not needed
- Attackable
- Over the internet
- Victim action needed
- A user has to click or open something
- Fix
- None listed
What is CVE-2006-0935?
CVE-2006-0935 is a low-severity denial of service vulnerability in Microsoft Word, published on 28 Feb 2006. An attacker can exploit it over the internet without logging in, and only if a user opens a file or follows a link.
Official description
Microsoft Word 2003 allows remote attackers to cause a denial of service (application crash) via a crafted file, as demonstrated by 101_filefuzz.
Which versions are affected by CVE-2006-0935?
It affects 1 product.
Products include Microsoft Word.
How do I fix CVE-2006-0935?
No fix has been published for CVE-2006-0935 yet. Limit exposure of the affected software until one is available.
Upgrade, then put limits on request size, rate and nesting depth so one client cannot exhaust the service. More about Denial of service.
Is CVE-2006-0935 being exploited?
There is no known exploitation of CVE-2006-0935 in the wild and no public exploit code.
Other vulnerabilities in Microsoft Word
Sources
Also known as GHSA-jqh3-938p-63qc.